Uppark from the South West: Late Summer before the Fire
Luke Elwes (b.1961)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1989 (label on back)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
914 x 914 mm (36 x 36 in)
Place of origin
Uppark
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138322
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Uppark from the South West: Late Summer before the Fire by Luke Elwes (b.1961), 1989. The artist comments that 'the sense of a richly evolved order is evoked in these landscapes underlined by the quiet grandeur of the country house at its centre.' The fire referred to in the title is the one that broke out at Uppark on 30 August 1989.
Provenance
Commissioned by the National Trust's Foundation for Art, 1989
Marks and inscriptions
8454D (inscribed on label on reverse)
Makers and roles
Luke Elwes (b.1961), artist